Professor of American Literature and Religion, University of Victoria
Professor of American Literature, specializing in contemporary American fiction, religion, multiculturalism, and postmodernism.
I'm interviewed about my new book If God Meant to Interfere: American Literature and the Rise of the Christian Right here:
http://religiondispatches.org/who-are-we-and-how-should-we-live-american-literature-and-the-god-gap/
Evangelical bestsellers reveal diverse — and sometimes dangerous — ideas about morality
Mar 18, 2024 08:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
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